Wild Adventures in Wild Places
★3.8/5
Listen FreeFree AI audiobook with natural voice. No signup required.
About This Book
"Wild Adventures in Wild Places" from William Gordon Stables. Scottish-born medical doctor in the Royal Navy and a prolific author of adventure fiction (1840-1910).
Chapters (45)
- Gordon Stables "Wild Adventures in Wild Places"
- Chapter One.
- Part I—The Moors and Fens of England. In the Depths of the Forest—Frank and his Toad—A Day with the Hounds—The Furies’ Leap—“That Fox was my Fate.”
- Chapter Two.
- Frank undergoes the Process of “Hardening Off”—Camp-life on the Banks of the Thames—A Week among Rabbits—“’Ware Hare.”
- Chapter Three.
- Frank is thoroughly “Hardened Off”—Deer-stalking in the Highlands—Partridge, Pheasant, and Duck Shooting—“Good-bye”—“None but the Brave deserve the Fair.”
- Chapter Four.
- Part II—The Polar Ice-Fields. Outward bound—Night in the Pack—The Aurora—The awful Silence of the Ice-fields—Seals! Seals!—The Battle with the Bladder-noses—Jack in the Box with a Vengeance—A Fight with Walruses.
- Chapter Five.
- The West Land of Greenland—A Fall! a Fall!—Danger on all Sides—“Man the Ice-saws”—Working for Life—Beset in the Dreary Pack.
- Chapter Six.
- Winter in the Ice-fields—The Ice breaks up—Sailing South—A Sledge Adventure—The Storm and Shipwreck—Afloat on an Iceberg—Land! land!—A terrible Journey—Cronstadt.
- Chapter Seven.
- Part III—The Russian Steppes. Quiet days on the Kyra—Captain Varde’s happy Home—Fred Freeman’s Rustic Russian—The Captain tells a tale of Adventure.
- Chapter Eight.
- The Captain’s tale continued—Winter brings the Bears from the Mountains—The Tragedy in the Forest—Bears at Bay—Breast to breast with Bruin—Fred Freeman falls in love!
- Chapter Nine.
- The Russian Steppes (concluded). Pleasant Times—A Glorious Hide—A Happy Christmas—Boar-hunting—Attacked by Wolves.
- Chapter Ten.
- Part IV—The Wilds of Africa. Off to the Cape—Among the Rock Rabbits—A Wild Ride—Lost on the plains.
- Chapter Eleven.
- Cruising in the Dodo—The Bluebell—How oysters grow on trees—Away up the beautiful river—The Bluebell aground—Noontide on the river.
- Chapter Twelve.
- An Inland Lake—Enchanting Scenery—The Encampment—Tropical Storms—Hunting the Rhinoceros—Frank Unhorsed—Lyell’s Adventure with a Lion—Encounter with a Gorilla.
- Chapter Thirteen.
- Part V—The Indian Jungle. A Tête-à-Tête Dinner—Letters from Home—The Journey Junglewards—The Camp and Scenery around it—A Sportsman’s Paradise—Lost in the Forest.
- Chapter Fourteen.
- Adventure with a Python—Moondah’s House—“The Tiger! The Tiger!”—Panthers—Hunting with the Cheetah—The Panther and the Boar.
- Chapter Fifteen.
- Elephant Hunting—The Elephant and Tiger—The Tusker’s Charge—The Runaway Elephant—The Man-eating Tigress.
- Chapter Sixteen.
- Part VI—Australia. Convalescent at last—A Run to Australia—Set out for the Interior—The Scenery—A Queer Mistake—Frank’s Cousins.
- Chapter Seventeen.
- The Corobory—Native Arms—Quiet Life in the Australian Bush—Chisholm and Eros—A Day with the Kangaroo Hounds.
- Chapter Eighteen.
- Part VII—The Pampas. Swallowed up in the Forest—Buenos Ayres—Away to the Wilds—A Colony of Highlanders—Frank to the fore.
- Chapter Nineteen.
- Chasing Wild Horses—Ostrich-Stalking—A Moonlight Ride—A Deed of Blood—Los Indios!—The Fight—Victory and Pursuit.
- Chapter Twenty.
- Part VIII—The Backwoods. Rounding Cape Horn—Storm and Tempest—San Francisco—Guides for the Backwoods—The Group around the Camp-fire—A Wild Hunter’s Story.
- Chapter Twenty One.
- Dugald continues his story—A fearful storm—Attacked by wolves—Lost in the forest—Indians—The surrender—The escape—The mine of gold.
- Chapter Twenty Two.
- Merrie England—A Week at Willoughby Place—Our Heroes Part—A Pleasant Re-union, on which the Curtain drops.
How to Listen
- 1. Click "Listen Free" above
- 2. The book opens in CastReader's browser reader
- 3. Click the play button — AI narration starts with word highlighting
- 4. Use "Send to Phone" to continue listening on your phone
More by Gordon Stables
FAQ
Is this audiobook really free?
Yes. "Wild Adventures in Wild Places" is a public domain work from Project Gutenberg. CastReader converts it to audio using AI text-to-speech for free. No account or payment needed.
What does the AI voice sound like?
CastReader uses Kokoro TTS, a natural-sounding AI voice. It handles punctuation, names, and dialogue naturally. Most listeners forget it's AI after a few minutes.
Can I listen on my phone?
Yes. Open the book, then use "Send to Phone" to stream audio to your phone via Telegram. No app download needed.